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Timeline: Key dates in the century-long battle over the Equal Rights Amendment
Timeline: Key dates in the century-long battle over the Equal Rights Amendment

The struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment started more than a century ago when leading suffragist Alice Paul first proposed it shortly after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which [...]

Yellen says Treasury will use ‘extraordinary measures’ on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceiling
Yellen says Treasury will use ‘extraordinary measures’ on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceiling

WASHINGTON (AP) — In one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen said her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the [...]

Federal sentencings for 5 former officers delayed until after state trial in death of Tyre Nichols
Federal sentencings for 5 former officers delayed until after state trial in death of Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Sentencings for five former Memphis police officers convicted of federal charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols will take place after an April state court [...]

Jury convicts man in bold scheme to steal $700,000 from Michigan casino
Jury convicts man in bold scheme to steal $700,000 from Michigan casino

DETROIT (AP) — A Chicago man has been convicted in the theft of $700,000 from a Michigan casino, a brazen scheme in which an employee was tricked over the phone [...]

LA public utility’s wildfire liability hinges on equipment’s role, Moody’s says
LA public utility’s wildfire liability hinges on equipment’s role, Moody’s says

(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) potential liability for the recent Palisades Fire will depend on whether the utility’s power lines or assets were involved [...]

Israel prepares for hostages’ return with scant knowledge of their condition

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is preparing for the return of the hostages from Gaza with the expectation that many are likely to have severe, life-threatening complications after more [...]

Students lead massive protests in Serbia against state broadcaster and president
Students lead massive protests in Serbia against state broadcaster and president

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters led by university students held a noisy rally Friday outside Serbia’s state television headquarters in Belgrade to protest what they called [...]

Daughter of one of the oldest Israeli hostages hopes for answers in ceasefire deal
Daughter of one of the oldest Israeli hostages hopes for answers in ceasefire deal

LONDON (AP) — Sharone Lifschitz is well aware that the odds are against her 84-year-old father. As one of the oldest hostages taken by Hamas, Oded Lifshitz would be among [...]

Thirteen dead in clashes between police and gangs in Brazilian Amazon city

By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) – Thirteen people have died in gang violence in the past four days in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia state in the Brazilian Amazon, [...]

How the deal to pause the Israel-Hamas war could unfold
How the deal to pause the Israel-Hamas war could unfold

The Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreemen t is expected to take effect as soon as Sunday. But the most significant diplomatic breakthrough in over a year of brutal war [...]

Lawsuit challenges Biden-backed mental health benefits rule

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A new lawsuit by a trade group for employers seeks to void a Biden administration-backed federal rule intended to help ensure that the estimated 175 [...]

Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment US law, even though it is not
Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment US law, even though it is not

By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment “the law of the land,” on Friday, backing an effort to enshrine [...]

Biden administration posts last-minute rule to curb low-value shipments
Biden administration posts last-minute rule to curb low-value shipments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday issued last-minute proposed rules to curb duty-free imports under the $800 “de minimis” threshold, denying the low-value shipments exemption for goods that [...]

IRS commissioner to quit as Trump takes office, WSJ reports
IRS commissioner to quit as Trump takes office, WSJ reports

(Reuters) – US Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel said he would resign with nearly three years left in his term, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. “I had [...]

Trump ally Ramaswamy to launch run for Ohio governor, source says
Trump ally Ramaswamy to launch run for Ohio governor, source says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate tapped by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to help lead a government efficiency advisory group, plans to run for [...]

LA public utility’s wildfire liability hinges on equipment’s role, Moody’s says
LA public utility’s wildfire liability hinges on equipment’s role, Moody’s says

(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) potential liability for the recent Palisades Fire will depend on whether the utility’s power lines or assets were involved [...]

US will hit debt limit on Tuesday, Yellen says in letter
US will hit debt limit on Tuesday, Yellen says in letter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the government would reach its statutory borrowing limit on Tuesday and would begin employing “extraordinary measures” to keep from breaching [...]

For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms
For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to halt new [...]

US awards Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development
US awards Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development

(Reuters) -The U.S. government has awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine, as the country doubles down on efforts to tackle increasing infections in [...]

Democratic senator urges Delta Air, DraftKings to halt in-flight gaming partnership
Democratic senator urges Delta Air, DraftKings to halt in-flight gaming partnership

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on Friday urged Delta Air Lines and DraftKings to halt a partnership to offer in-flight gaming to passengers. Blumenthal sent letters to the [...]

A new report on loneliness in this country

(SRN NEWS) – It comes from the Pew Research Center, and it reveals that nearly one-in-five Americans feels lonely and isolated all or most of the time.  Younger people are [...]

RELIGION HEADLINES

(SRN NEWS) – Attorneys for the state of Florida have told a federal appeals court that a lower-court judge was wrong to block a law that bans the use of [...]

Syrian Christians want their identity and freedoms protected in any new constitution, envoy says
Syrian Christians want their identity and freedoms protected in any new constitution, envoy says

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international envoy says Christians and other religious groups expect their rights [...]

The Speaker of the House goes to the Bible

(SRN NEWS) – Mike Johnson says the reason the lower chamber passed a bill that bars males from competing against females in sports can be found in the book of Genesis. Talking [...]

AP PHOTOS: In Spanish village, horses leap through flames in centuries-old ritual
AP PHOTOS: In Spanish village, horses leap through flames in centuries-old ritual

SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, Spain (AP) — On a chilly January night, hundreds of people gathered on the steep and narrow cobblestoned streets of San Bartolome de Pinares — population [...]

Soccer-Dortmund crisis deepens after 2-0 loss to Frankfurt for third straight defeat
Soccer-Dortmund crisis deepens after 2-0 loss to Frankfurt for third straight defeat

FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 2-0 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday for their third straight Bundesliga defeat that deepened the crisis at the Ruhr Valley [...]

Reports: Titans to hire Chiefs’ Mike Borgonzi as GM

The Tennessee Titans intend to hire Kansas City Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi as the team’s general manager, multiple media outlets reported on Friday. Per ESPN, Borgonzi and the [...]

Bills rookie RB Ray Davis questionable vs. Ravens
Bills rookie RB Ray Davis questionable vs. Ravens

Buffalo Bills rookie running back Ray Davis is listed as questionable for Sunday’s AFC divisional playoff game against the visiting Baltimore Ravens. Davis was a limited participant in practice for [...]

Ravens’ John Harbaugh: WR Zay Flowers has ‘chance’ to play vs. Bills
Ravens’ John Harbaugh: WR Zay Flowers has ‘chance’ to play vs. Bills

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh refused to rule out Zay Flowers for Sunday’s AFC divisional playoff game against the host Buffalo Bills despite seeing his wide receiver sit out [...]

Inter Miami acquire Venezuelan M Telasco Segovia
Inter Miami acquire Venezuelan M Telasco Segovia

Inter Miami CF acquired Venezuelan midfielder Telasco Segovia from Portugal’s Casa Pia AC on Friday. Segovia, 21, is under contract through the 2029 MLS season. He has recorded nine goals [...]

US turkey producers should ramp up bird flu testing, USDA says
US turkey producers should ramp up bird flu testing, USDA says

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. poultry producers should ramp up testing and monitoring of turkeys for bird flu before they are slaughtered to ensure the virus stays out [...]

Lawsuit alleges Vermont tracks pregnant women deemed unsuitable for parenthood
Lawsuit alleges Vermont tracks pregnant women deemed unsuitable for parenthood

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Vermont’s child welfare agency relied on baseless allegations about a pregnant woman’s mental health to secretly investigate her and win custody of her daughter before the [...]

US awards Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development
US awards Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development

(Reuters) -The U.S. government has awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine, as the country doubles down on efforts to tackle increasing infections in [...]

US alleges Walgreens filled millions of prescriptions without medical purpose
US alleges Walgreens filled millions of prescriptions without medical purpose

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it has filed a lawsuit alleging that pharmacy chain operator Walgreens knowingly filled millions of prescriptions that lacked a legitimate [...]

Health Rounds: New method may eliminate need for cold storage of drugs, vaccines
Health Rounds: New method may eliminate need for cold storage of drugs, vaccines

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – A new storage technique can keep protein-based drugs and vaccines stable without keeping them cold, potentially eliminating the need for refrigeration for hundreds of life-saving [...]

Cybersecurity firm SailPoint reveals narrower loss in US IPO filing
Cybersecurity firm SailPoint reveals narrower loss in US IPO filing

(Reuters) -Thoma Bravo-owned cybersecurity company SailPoint on Friday revealed a narrower nine-month loss in its paperwork for a U.S. initial public offering. The private equity firm bought SailPoint for $6.12 [...]

Outgoing FCC head says Salt Typhoon hacking a clarion call to address security issues
Outgoing FCC head says Salt Typhoon hacking a clarion call to address security issues

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The outgoing head of the Federal Communications Commission said a massive Chinese-linked cyber-espionage operation against U.S. telecoms firms known as “Salt Typhoon” is a “clarion call” to [...]

A meteorite strike was captured on video by a Canadian home’s doorbell camera
A meteorite strike was captured on video by a Canadian home’s doorbell camera

NEW YORK (AP) — A doorbell camera on a Canadian home captured rare video and sound of a meteorite striking Earth as it crashed into a couple’s walkway. When Laura [...]

IMSA brings 27 STEM-focused high school students to Daytona to learn about jobs in motorsports
IMSA brings 27 STEM-focused high school students to Daytona to learn about jobs in motorsports

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sebastian Ray Serpa, a 16-year-old high school student from Volusia County, passes by Daytona International Speedway often and hears the roar of race cars from [...]

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in question [...]